Open AccessReliability and Variability of Running Economy in Elite Distance Runners
Author(s) -
Philo U. Saunders,
David B. Pyne,
Richard D. Telford,
John A. Hawley
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/01.mss.0000145468.17329.9f
Subject(s) - running economy , cardiorespiratory fitness , treadmill , stride , respiratory exchange ratio , mathematics , blood lactate , heart rate , vo2 max , gas analyzer , zoology , medicine , statistics , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , biology , chemistry , blood pressure , environmental chemistry
To establish the typical error (TE) associated with equipment, testing, and biological variation of a running economy (RE) test in 11 elite male distance runners (VO2max 70.3 +/- 7.3 mL x min(-1) x kg(-1)), and measure the between-athlete variation of 70 highly trained runners (VO2max 69.7 +/- 6.0 mL x min(-1) x kg(-1)) to determine the magnitude of the smallest worthwhile change (SWC) required for RE.